A list of over 350 hobbies to try… be inspired!

I developed this list (with the help of Wikipedia, and Google, of course) as part of a project I was working on and thought it would be worth sharing. (Click below for a PDF version of this list.)
350 Ideas for Hobbies
Jump to a section:
- Animals & Nature
- Arts & Crafts
- Collections
- Cooking & Baking
- Entertainment
- Home Improvement & DIY
- Literature, Music, & Dance
- Outdoor & Adventure
- Self-Improvement & Social
- Sports
- Travel
- Miscellaneous
Animals & Nature Hobbies
- Attend pet shows (or horse shows)
- Beekeeping
- Berry or apple picking
- Bird watching
- Butterfly garden (Visit one or create your own!)
- Butterfly watching
- Be a plant parent; nurture and care for indoor plants
- Composting
- Dog training
- Dog walking
- Fossil hunting
- Grow and tend to a fruit tree
- Grow an indoor herb garden
- Grow plants from seedlings (and plant outside when in-season)
- Hang humming bird feeders and then sit back and enjoy the company!
- Horseback riding
- Become an expert at identifying various plants
- Mushroom hunting
- Nature walks
- Adopt a pet
- Pet fostering
- Pet sitting
- Plant a flower bed
- Go on a swamp tour
- Tend to a vegetable garden
- Topiary
- Visit a farm
- Visit an aquarium
- Go to zoos and/or nature centers
- Watch wildlife on Animal Planet
- Go whale watching
Arts & Crafts

- Drawing
- Candle making
- Collages – Use whatever materials you desire!
- Coloring
- Crocheting
- Design your own greeting cards or stationary
- Flower arranging
- Glassblowing
- Jewelry making
- Knitting
- Lettering/calligraphy
- Mixed media art
- Mosaic making
- Origami
- Painting (watercolor, oils, acrylics, etc.)
- Paper crafts (including paper mache)
- Photography
- Pressed flower craft
- Pottery
- Quilting
- Scrapbooking
- Sculpting
- Sewing
- Sketching
- Soap making
- Weaving
- Wood carving
Collection Hobbies
- Action figures
- Antiques
- Autographs
- Barbies™
- Books (classics, signed copies, etc.)
- Christmas tree ornaments
- Comics
- Fun socks
- Hot sauce from around the world
- Movie or music memorabilia
- Obsolete tech (i.e. outdated cell phones, tape players, etc.)
- Original artwork
- Plates
- Purses, shoes, and other accessories
- Recipes
- Records
- Retro video games
- Rocks and/or crystals
- Shells
- Souvenirs
- Sports memorabilia
- Stickers
- Ticket stubs
- Toys
- Vases
- Vintage items
Cooking & Baking

- Braising
- Bread making
- Cake decorating
- Canning
- Cheese making
- Coffee roasting
- Cookie decorating
- Grilling and BBQ
- Hosting dinner parties
- Kombucha brewing
- Learn ethnic and regional recipes
- Learn recipes from cooking shows
- Make “fun foods” for kids
- Make homemade ice cream
- Make jam or jelly
- Make your own beef (or vegan!) jerky
- Participate in competitive food festivals (or just go and enjoy the food!)
- Pasta making
- Pastry and confection making
- Pickling
- Pie making
- Raw diet meals
- Recreate menu items from your favorite restaurants
- Reduced fat cooking
- Sautéing
- Slow cooker meals
- Smoothie making
- Soup, sauce, and stock making
- Sushi making
- Take a cooking class
- Tea brewing
- Try new recipes on a regular basis
- Use an air fryer
- Use a dehydrator
- Use Pinterest for inspiration
- Vegan cooking
- Watch Food Network for inspiration
Entertainment
- Attend movies, operas, plays, and musicals
- Bingo
- Board games and/or party games
- Card games
- Chess
- Strategy games
- Dine out at new restaurants
- Escape rooms
- Gaming
- Go to museums
- Go to poetry slams or open mic nights
- Jigsaw puzzles
- Karaoke
- Murder mystery shows
- Read entertainment/celebrity magazines
- See your favorite bands/artists perform live
- Standup comedy
- Theme parks
- Watch your favorite Netflix series, but make sure you become overly invested (borderline obsessed) with the story line and characters in order for this to qualify as a legit hobby
Home Improvement & DIY
- Add a backsplash to your kitchen
- Bathroom remodel
- Build a shed
- Build furniture
- Design a meditation room, home office, “man cave,” or “she shed”
- DIY headboard
- Fireplace makeover
- Hanging shelves
- Home organization
- Install smart home technology
- Kitchen remodel
- Paint an accent wall or update your entire home
- Paint old cabinets
- Redecorate a room
- Stencil or wallpaper
- Update a closet
- Update furniture
- Update lighting
- Use chalk paint or metallic spray paint
Literature, Music, & Dance

- Acting
- Visit art galleries
- Attend literary fests
- Ballroom dancing
- Belly dancing
- Blogging/guest blogging
- Break dancing
- Editing
- Go to book signings
- Go to the library
- Join a book club (either in-person or online, i.e. Goodreads)
- Listen to music
- Play/learn an instrument
- Puppeteering
- Rapping
- Reading
- Sell your art on etsy.com
- Singing
- Song writing
- Submit articles/opinion pieces/essays to magazines and newspapers
- Swing dancing
- Take a dance class (swing, hip hop, ballroom, etc.)
- Take a drama or improv class
- Take voice lessons
- Wikipedia editing
- Write a book
- Write poetry
- Write short stories
Outdoor & Adventure
- Backpacking
- Boating
- Bungee jumping
- Camping
- Canoeing
- Caving
- Fishing
- Geocaching
- Go-Karting
- Hiking
- Hot air ballooning
- Kayaking
- Laser tag
- Mountain biking
- Mountain climbing
- Paintball
- Parasailing
- Rocking climbing
- Sailing
- Scuba diving
- Skiing
- Skydiving
- Snowboarding
- Snorkeling
- Waterskiing
- White water rafting
- Wilderness survival
Self-Improvement & Social Hobbies
- Advocate for a cause
- Attend support groups/meetings
- Attend workshops
- Bullet journaling
- Daily positive affirmations and/or self-reflection
- Join a club
- Join a gym
- Join a Meetup group
- Join a political campaign
- Journaling
- Keep a gratitude journal
- Listen to podcasts
- Make a vision board and update it regularly
- Meditation
- Read research
- Read self-improvement books
- Social media
- Stretching
- Take a class (i.e. self-defense, a foreign language, etc.)
- Use a habit tracker app
- Volunteer
- Watch documentaries
- Watch inspirational Ted Talks
- Wear a fitness tracker
- Yoga
Sports

- Archery
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Biking
- Body building
- Bowling
- Boxing
- Cricket
- Darts
- Disc golf/frisbee
- Fencing
- Football/flag football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Ice skating
- Jogging/running
- Knife throwing
- Lacrosse
- Martial arts
- Poker
- Racquetball
- Racing
- Riding a unicycle
- Roller derby
- Rugby
- Skateboarding
- Soccer
- Surfing/body boarding
- Swimming
- Table football
- Table tennis
- Tennis
- Thai Chi
- Volleyball
- Weight training
- Wrestling
Travel
- Alaskan cruise
- All-inclusive resorts
- Beach vacations
- Caribbean cruise
- Cross-country train trip
- Explore your home town and other nearby place as though you’re a tourist
- Guided group tours
- Mediterranean cruise
- Road trip
- See the Northern Lights
- Travel to all the continents in the world
- Travel to all the states in America
- Trip to Las Vegas
- Visit the Grand Canyon
- Visit the New Seven Wonders of the World
- Visit the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World
- Go on city walking tours
Miscellaneous Hobbies
- Astrology/astronomy
- Billiards
- Couponing
- Creating DIY home products
- Fantasy sports
- Genealogy
- Ghost hunting
- Hair styling/braiding
- Hula hooping
- Juggling
- Keeping up with the latest fashions
- Kite flying
- Learning magic tricks
- Makeup application
- Metal detecting
- Model building
- People watching
- Storage unit auctions
- Sunbathing
- Yard sale shopping/thrifting

Note: The Wikipedia webpage, “List of Hobbies” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hobbies), was utilized as a reference for this list.
One thought on “350 Creative Ideas for Hobbies”